(א) שִׁיר לַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶשָּׂא עֵינַי אֶל־הֶהָרִים מֵאַיִן יָבֹא עֶזְרִי׃
(ב) עֶזְרִי מֵעִם יי עֹשֵׂה שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ׃
(ג) אַל־יִתֵּן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֶךָ אַל־יָנוּם שֹׁמְרֶךָ׃
(ד) הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
(ה) יי שֹׁמְרֶךָ יי צִלְּךָ עַל־יַד יְמִינֶךָ׃
(ו) יוֹמָם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לֹא־יַכֶּכָּה וְיָרֵחַ בַּלָּיְלָה׃
(ז) יי יִשְׁמׇרְךָ מִכׇּל־רָע יִשְׁמֹר אֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָ׃
(ח) יי יִשְׁמׇר־צֵאתְךָ וּבוֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם׃
(1) A song for ascents.
I turn my eyes to the mountains;
from where will my help come?
(2) My help comes from the LORD,
maker of heaven and earth.
(3) He will not let your foot give way;
your guardian will not slumber;
(4) See, the guardian of Israel
neither slumbers nor sleeps!
(5) The LORD is your guardian,
the LORD is your protection
at your right hand.
(6) By day the sun will not strike you,
nor the moon by night.
(7) The LORD will guard you from all harm;
He will guard your life.
(8) The LORD will guard your going and coming
now and forever.
My help comes from God, who makes heaven and earth.
God will not let your footsteps slip; your protector will not sleep;
Look, the defender of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps!
God is your guardian, God is the shade protecting your right hand.
In the daytime the sun will not strike you, nor will the night-time moon.
God will shield you from every harm; God will shelter your soul.
God will guard your going and coming, from now until eternity.
translation by Naomi Gurt Lind